A very early start for Sunrise at The Rock. We pre-ordered a boxed breakfast (a big rip-off!) and collected it in reception at 0455hrs! A loopy posh English women spotted our box, 'what's in that box' she barked, 'breakfast' we replied, 'where's mine? Why haven't I got one?' she wanted to know, b*****ed if I know, I said (I didn't say that, I just thought it), I think she thought we were her 'staff' and should sort it out, now! Do one, yer daft old bat! The sunr...

We really enjoyed The Ghan, it was a great experience, and now we're looking forward to the overnight trains in Vietnam and Canada! We got to Alice Springs, it was raining but it was still really hot, it felt weird, like being in the shower with your clothes on! Alice (everyone calls it Alice) didn't look good as we transferred from the train to the hotel, but we were only there for one night, then we were off to Ayres Rock. The hotel was ok, but it did have a ...